06 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1977
Page
1
Summers sizzle in North Ridgeville and Elyria with 93 degree high and 80 to 97 percent humidity. Power use surged under the dip of a thunderstorm outbreak. Officials warn heat remains through Sunday as air conditioning helps offset outages.
Heat driven demand boosts sales at J C Penney Midway Mall and Clarkins Elyria as stores report brisk activity for fans and air conditioners. Sears Roebuck also sees strong units moved while Higbee notes minimal fan activity. Local shoppers worry stock may deplete if heat persists through Sunday.
Elaine Reagan fights for documents from B F Goodrich Co over vinyl chloride emissions near Avon Lake plant after a 1964 birth defect case. Her suit seeks depositions and records. a 1974 Infante study tied PVC sites to higher birth defect rates in Avon Lake Painesville and Ashtabula.
The nickel campaign by Ralph Nader and allied groups asks constituents to send nickels to uncommitted representatives to show support for creating a consumer protection agency. Some lawmakers like Pease express sympathy and would likely back the measure, while the coins are not sent to the treasury but returned with letters on the agency’s status.
A service expert from Goodyear warns high humidity 97 to 100 percent causes moisture in distributor caps and battery cable areas, leading to difficult starts in the mornings. Dry gas is often used to treat the fouling.
The forecast calls for 90s heat and humidity with sunny skies today and tomorrow. Highs near 88 to 90 and lows around 70s. Twenty percent rain chance tonight and tomorrow, winds SW under 10 mph. Sunrise 6:00 am, sunset 9:04 pm.
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor urged the Postal Service Board to adopt a 13 cent citizen rate for personal letters even if business mail rises to 16 cents next spring. He noted Saturday delivery cuts could save 500 million annually but offered no recommendation. President Carter backs the 13 cent rate. Bailor called it in the public interest. The changes would await the Postal Rate Commission review.
A Taiwan doctor’s wife seeks divorce after learning her husband loves skulls more than her. Mrs. Chiu claims he spends most free time studying and preserving over ten skulls at home. She fled last Monday after waking to a skull beside her pillow. She plans to sue and will not return to him or his skulls.
The Iowa city hosts on location filming for Fast directed by Sylvester Stallone and starring Stallone as labor boss Kovak. Screenwriter Joseph Eszterhas, a Plain Dealer alum with ties to Cleveland, drew on his hometown memories while crafting the script.
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